Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-11-23
ITEMS FOR FARM FOLK.

80 W eCSoT v OXYGEN ana give on caroonlc
scio gas freely, so that il stored in the cell
Lar without good ventilation the acid will
MI the house, and we may have good apples
II the sacrifice Of health.
The usual practice among farmers, where
clover is raised, is to sow the seed broad
cast early in the spring among fallsown
wheat or rye. No narrowing in is neces-
sary, as the spring rains will force the seed
into the soft surface Of the soil.
The feeding Of egg shells to fowls is often
ADVISED as preventive Of thin shellec
eggs. II they are used for this purpose
they should be first dried and pounded fine.
Throwing shells in large pieces to fowls
Is a frequent cause Of the vice Of egg eat
ing.
STAGNASr water on q farm will not only
lnJuro the crops, but will breed disease.
Many cases of diphtheria, typhoid fever,
etc, may be traced to it. Cows drinking
such water can not give pure milk in quail
ity. All low places upon which water will
collect should receive attention.
WEIGHING the milk, testing the cows, and
knowing to dollar what one is doing is o
great help to the dairy farmer and for that
matter to every farmer. 1t enables him to
get rid OF the poor mixers and replace
them with good ones; and the latter cost
II cattle arc turned into a clover field
when the plants are wet with dew they are
very likely TO gorge themselves. and the re-
suit is severe case OF hoven. Clover seed
Is usually saved from the second growth in
summer. After threshing, the heads and
seed vessels are run through a machine
called clover huller, which removes the
chat.
CLOVER should never be given to horses
at any time, either in the form Of hay or in
pasture. as it is very likely to give them
the heaves. Glover makes excellent hay
for mich cows, and it will also answer as
pasture for cattle, but not for horses
Heaves in horses is arare disease in regions
where no clover is cultivated, but common
elsewhere.
ONR farmer says that in feeding corn
stalks 10 his cattle, no cuts them into
lengths Of about eight inches, thus making
them convenient for the cattle to manage,
and preventing after trouble with them in
blowing tho fields to which they have found
their way a. fcrtilizing material. A "
shaped trough laid on = saw-buck and IN
ordinary saw may be used in the cutting.
ONE way Of Kidding the premises of ants,
Is to place fow fresh bones near the holes,
or large pieces Of sponge moistened with
nWCOeouC0 WoOoTs no Aut1 Will COllCCL
upon them. The bones can be picked up
and burned. The sponges can be- dipped in
boiling water 70 kill the ants and then used
again. A line OF gas tar put all around
tho tree will turn them away from fruit
trees.
KERosESE as q remedy for bee stings
ought 70 be widely known. II often re-
heves the pain At once and prevents swell
Ing. II Is especially valuable because it l.
almost always on hand, ready for USE Am
monia is probably the surest remedy for
bee and wasp stings and all poisonou.
wounds made by insects. Il is not always
available in time, however; so It is well to
be informed Of the kerosene cure.
One OF the chief troubles in winter but
termaking arises from allowing the cream
to attain too great An age while undergoing
the usual slow process OF souring by keep
ing the cream at low temperature. Then
there il possibility Of gas forming, and, as
is often tho case, buttermaking is defeated
or the butter is so inferior rs to be worth
less. Tho action Of air of an increased
warmth causes the cream TO be of uniform
quality, and therefore when churncd there
will be a more perfect separation of the
butter element, and consequent better but
ter yield.
IuB VAluo OF IOQQCF Is 8SCeICalueQ Wncn
the hay crop fails. Many farmers sell of
their stock at . sacrifice upon the failure Of
hay, while the more ssgacious ones, when
they see that the hay is doomed, put in corn
on all available land, and thus insure a good
substitute for hay. Tho wise ones extend
their provisions by sowing a good patch Of
turnips which cows will appreciate in the
winter, and give testimony to their appreci-
alton in q good flow of milk IL pays 10 DO
prepared for all emergencies, and no work
er has such q variety of resources as the
farmer.
As Is well known, pigs have small stom-
achs but great appctiteS; Judgment, there
for, Is required in the feeding The most
profitable pork is from those marketed
when ono hundred TO one hundred aud
twenty pounds in weight. Feed often, and
not in one or two excessive meals. Pigs
will easily gorge and ovcr-feed themselves
But their digestion is rapid, and they can
put away uscfully large quantity of food
given "littlc and often OVERT fed pigs do
not grow, and are always ailing. Never
give medicine TO pigs, but stop their food
and give their stomachs a rest.
NUMEROUS remedies have been tested and
recommended for weevis in grain bins
Once the weevils are in the grain, as GER
tain a remedy as any is probably bisulphide
Of carbon introduced into tho bin, which is
then covered to confine the vapor. An OBJ
lection urged by some against the use Of
bisulphide OF carbon is that the vapor aris-
ing from il is very explosive and therefore
careful handling is required Annisseed is
one Of the old remedies. This is placed near
an infested bin and is said to attract the
weevlls, and these can then be DESTROYED.
Millers resort sometimes to kiln drying TO
destroy the weevils.
Roor crops on the farm are essential 10 a
variety Of food not only for the stock, but
for the table as we'll, For the growth of
turnips tho land should be well plowed in
the fall; II may then lie untouched until
after spring seeding is over, in spring. 1t
should then be well narrowed and again
plowed. II the soil is naturally mellow,
one blowing in the spring may do, but il
must be thoroughly pulvcrized to the proper
depth. After the last narrowing, it should
be rolled and allowed to lie for a few days
before sowing. Barnyard manure may
either be put ON and plowed in, in the fall
or spread on the ground during the winter,
or immediately after the nrst blowing in
the spring. Manuring in the drill is a very
good plan 70 insure heavy crop, but it en-
tails considerable extra work, while the soil
apt to get too dry for the seed.
CoKsIpERARLB interest Is manifested in
the new enterprise Of threshing corn. A
Michigan farmer, writing in Country Gentle,
man, tolls how corn is thrcshed in his vicin-
ity and, although the work thus far has been
largely experimental, it has proven satisfac-
tory. Tho threshing IS not attempted until the
corn has become thoroughly cured in the
shock Some pulled the shocks apart and tied
In convenient-sized bundle sprevious to the
time Of threshing; others hoisted the shocks
on wagon racks. No plan had been adopt
Cd 70 facilitate handling, which is the diffi-
cult part Of the business. The ordinary
graiu-threshing machines are used. Some
Of the beaters are taken out and q board
placed in front Of the sleeves TO throw on the
broken cobs instead Of elevating them TO the
cylinder. The shelled corn comes cleaned
from the grain spout, the same as any other
Grain